by Ruth Ware
This wasn't bad, and it wasn't an exceptional thriller. Very paint by numbers after a while. I think it's because I figured out what went on and none of the twists were a surprise. I still liked this better than the "Lying Game" though. That was not good. "The Death of Mrs. Westaway" has Harriet (...
“Trepassen was too Gothic and gloomy to ever feel like a truly welcoming place.” I enjoy a good mystery with a creepy atmosphere and this one delivered. Hal's mother passed away leaving her completely alone in the world. She learned from her mother how to give tarot card readings in order to sc...
The fourth book by the extremely popular Ruth Ware is a twist on a classic mystery trope involving an inheritance/rags-to-riches fantasy. Harriet Westaway, the heroine of The Death of Mrs. Westaway, is isolated and adrift after losing her mother in a tragic accident. She never learned her father’s ...
I really, really liked this book. Mainly because it ticked so many boxes of the things I truly enjoy in a novel. The atmosphere of this book was wonderfully gothic, dark and atmospheric and the Trepassen house, situated in the dark, rainy and dreary Cornwall, felt like a character of its own. The ...
The Death of Mrs. Westaway, Ruth Ware, Author; Imogen Church, Narrator A young woman named Harriet Westaway works on a pier in London, reading the Tarot cards to gullible people. She is 21 and lives alone. Three years ago, her mother died in a tragic accident, and she was forced to leave school and ...
Ruth Ware has done it again! 'The Death of Mrs. Westaway' is even better than her last book, 'The Lying Game', and for me, that's saying quite a bit. I completely fell for Ware's writing and storytelling with that book (bonus points were given for taking me back to my boarding school days in Sussex)...
3.5 Stars Creepy cover and the creepiness continued throughout this book. Then, strange things started happening to Hal.On a mission to deceive due to her circumstances, Hal discovers a heinous relative that will kill anyone who knows the truth.I must admit, while I enjoyed this book, I didn't get...
A special thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Harriet, who goes by Hal, is down on her luck. She reads tarot cards on the Brighton pier and struggles to make ends meet. She is all alone after her mother was tragically is killed by a hit-...
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